Incidence and prevalence of neurological disorders in the United Arab Emirates: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing country. With the increase in average life-expectancy, high rates of consanguinity, and the adoption of a Western lifestyle, the burden of neurological disorders is expected to increase over the next few decades. Despite the importance of neurological disorders, there has not been a systematic review of published studies on the epidemiology of neurological disorders in the UAE.

Methods

We searched for studies of incidence and/or prevalence of neurological disorders in the UAE published in English in MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Embase, and Scopus databases with no date restrictions up until 01 October 2023. Two authors independently assessed abstracts and full texts of possibly relevant papers, followed

SUBMITTER: Benamer HTS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature